New Delhi: Two constables of the Delhi Police were caught taking bribe on Saturday following a complaint at the anti-corruption helpline number.
Delhi Principal Secretary in CM office Rajendra Kumar said that constables Ishwar Singh and Sandeep Kumar of Janakpuri police station were caught taking bribe of Rs 3000 from a shop owner in a sting operation.
Kumar said that a complaint was registered on the helpline by a sweater seller in the area regarding police constables demanding 'hafta' (extortion money) from them. "He performed a sting operation and gave it to the anti-corruption department following which the trap was laid and the two constables were arrested. However, probe has been initiated to confirm if there is any involvement of the senior staff of the police station in this regard," Kumar said.
The two constables had allegedly taken Rs 3000 from the vendor, who is also associated with an NGO, last month and were demanding the same amount from him again.
Yesterday, a staff of an Assistant Registrar in the Co-operative Group Housing Societies at Parliament Street was allegedly caught taking a bribe following a complaint to the helpline. However, the assistant registrar fled from the spot. "Whenever he is traced, he will be arrested," Arvind Kejriwal had said.
Delhi government had recently introduced 1031 an easy to remember anti-corruption helpline number replacing the eight-digit number launched two days back which received a whopping 23,500 calls.
The new helpline number, the first in the country, was announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a press conference.
On Wednesday, Kejriwal had introduced 011-27357169 as the first anti-corruption helpline.
On Saturday, the helpline received 11,952 calls from 8 AM till 6:30 PM out of which 54 were just normal complaints and "around 20 cases as of now ripe for laying trap", sources said.
According to sources, there are 60 lines of the helpline and 30 officials supervise them and take calls.
(with additional inputs from PTI)
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